Floating exchange rate key
Axa Investment Managers says a floating renminbi is key in China achieving long-term sustainable growth and expects greater flexibility for the currency in the next six months.
Investment
-
-
letter to carney eight top tips
Old Mutual Global Investors' Stewart Cowley, gives Mark Carney some 'friendly' advice ahead of his formal start at the Bank of England at the start of July.
-
Investment trusts results
Schroders' Matthew Dobbs is expecting a more conservative upturn in regional Asian markets over the next six months compared with the previous period.
-
Mobius state stay out of EM corps
Franklin Templeton's Mark Mobius is most fearful of state intervention into emerging market corporates as we approach the mid-point of 2013.
-
Oft black rock credit suisse
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has delayed approval on BlackRock’s acquisition of Credit Suisse’s ETF business for 10 working days, with a view to ending the consideration period on 13 June.
-
ETF wrap assets up post-RDR
Developed market equities and short-dated fixed income remain key asset classes for ETF investors, according to data from iShares.
-
FC INCOME
F&C Capital and Income returned 14.5% over the six months to 31 March, while NAV per share increased 12%, according to the company’s interim statement.
-
a cut out and keep guide
Structured products have had a bad reputation since the financial crisis saw a great deal of people lose money in plans they thought were 'guaranteed'. For downside protection they can still be worth looking at though, as long as you are aware the devil is in the detail.
-
no longer cheap not yet expensive
L&G's Lars Kreckel thinks it is no use denying it any longer: equities are in a bull market. After all, what else can you call it when global equities are up 120% over four years?
-
Vanguard and Lyxor unveil new ETFs
A raft of new ETFs has been launched in a week which has already seen Europe’s first US energy infrastructure ETF come to market.
-
Kelson takes step back at T Rowe Price
Arif Husain is to replace Ian Kelson as head of international fixed income at T Rowe Price International, taking on portfolio management responsibilities in addition to leading the investment team and process.
-
Newton builds on high yield expertise
Newton Asset Management has expanded its global fixed income team with the hire of high yield specialist Khuram Sharih.
